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- Comment on How Old We're You when You Learned the Word, "Fascist"? 1 day ago:
Mussolini is who first got described to me as fascist as well. 10 years old, 5th grade. Also similarly, it really took my own effort to separate multiple, shall I say, un-American government descriptors because they were all pumped together as evil. Fascism, dictatorship, communism, and a bit of socialism due to the Nazi’s true party name.
Surprisingly, nationalism just never fell into the mix in school. That’s just patriotism for other countries, right? Right?
- Comment on If God was real (just go with it), then how he's portrayed in the Bible might not even be how he actually is. 5 days ago:
And then the pope’s edited it further.
- Comment on Assassin's Creed is a "forever brand" because Ubisoft supported huge risks with it, ex director says: "Whereas, say, EA, you get these awful execs and they never made games and they came from toothpaste companies" 1 week ago:
Life’s too short to avoid something you actually enjoy just because other people told you it’s not good enough.
- Comment on If "James Bond" is a codename, would a hypothetical female operative filling the same role receive the same codename? 1 week ago:
Not sure what a mayo buddy is, but I take it Angel is male and your buddies aren’t close to any Hispanic communities, didn’t watch Dexter, and don’t know St Michael’s title. And while not named as “Angel” but playing angels, didn’t see Dogma or Good Fortune
- Comment on People who rely on their phones/computers to tell time probably forgot or didn't realize that a Daylight Saving Time-Change even happened, some might've forgotten that DST existed at all. 1 week ago:
A person with a clock knows the time. A person with two does not.
- Comment on Long-time iOS user considering switch to Android - Need advice on $1000 flagships 1 week ago:
I totally agree with Samsung being bullshit. As for how people can accept that, well, it’s probably the only ecosystem they know. My experience is anecdotal, but I’ve been to parts of the world where it’s iPhone vs Samsung. Like, USB-c is a Samsung plug. So, just as people get attached to the iPhone UI, regardless of model, people do the same with Samsung.
Speaking of bullshit, has anyone elseatched Pixel’s deletion of the back button? While I’ve been conditioned on how it works, there’s still a number of app swipes that turn into “back” commands instead.
I miss the Nexus lineup.
- Comment on It's interesting to see what qualifies as a swear in different languages. 2 weeks ago:
Son of a bitch (unmarried woman) / bastard (born outside of wedlock). Both are pretty casual at this point in my American region. My grandmother meant it if she said it, though. But this all turned around, possibly nationally, in 2015 with the release Nathaniel Rateliffe’s hit single, SOB.
- Comment on When did people start saying "have a good rest of your day" 2 weeks ago:
At least it’s short term. “Have a good rest of your day. I don’t give a shit about your tomorrow though”
- Comment on Does it get windy in New York City? 2 weeks ago:
Downvoting your comment because it’s hard to see my screen outside in the sun
- Comment on Does it get windy in New York City? 2 weeks ago:
That’s 3 reasons, none of which are any more concrete than the other.
- Public speakers that talk too much
- Politicians that exaggerate/lie
- Wind
- Comment on Are there communities online where artists share their art for free / donation? 2 weeks ago:
As with all lemmy, the volume is low, but we do have c/artshare here with some frequent callers. Here on World, I think
- Comment on Why does markdown treat linefeeds as spaces? 2 weeks ago:
If that was the reason smartphones place periods, they’d leave double spaces and throw a period before them. They don’t, they replace a space with the period. It’s just a shortcut with a large target button.
- Comment on The AWS Outage Bricked People’s $2,700 Smartbeds 2 weeks ago:
Good for you, I’m glad you know so many things. Your knowledge is above average.
- Comment on The AWS Outage Bricked People’s $2,700 Smartbeds 2 weeks ago:
Cloud service purchaser doesn’t realize the system is ONLY a cloud service. Much like the commenters here, these bed owners are asking the same thing" why the fuck does a bed NEED to be connected to the internet?
I would have assumed it allows a direct connection between the controller and your phone. While I fucking hate the need for a wireless device to control my sleep Number (paid for a Bluetooth remote though), none of us can ignore the fact the gen pop loves having apps for the most basic of functions.
- Comment on The AWS Outage Bricked People’s $2,700 Smartbeds 2 weeks ago:
No, but “bricked up” is slightly more accurate for beds that got stuck fully erect and got bed-privism when they overheated
- Comment on Why do so many hand dryers not dry hands? Am I doing something wrong? 3 weeks ago:
They’re all heated. The high flow ones just feel cold because they’re evaporating the water faster than it can put heat into your hands. If you hang out an extra 10 seconds with good technique, it’ll be warm.
Are any perfect? Probably not. I don’t have the patience for them and utilize my pants to finish the job. But, some basic understanding goes a long way.
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Drying starts at the sink. Give some good shakes there. You can use your hands to squeegee the other there as well.
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Rub your hands in the drier, vigorously and thoroughly. You need to spread the water thin to speed evaporation. Letting it stay pooled in droplets will only lead to the droplets re-wetting the dry parts as soon as they move. It also helps put your wetter parts on your drier parts, further maximizing your wet surface area.
2a. For the high speed ones, move your hands so it works it’s way from your wrists to your fingertips. This will help fling water off your hands.
- I’m still gonna pat dry on my pants because I can’t waste the extra 10 seconds with all that white noise, but it’s a lot less than how it started. I could do a handshake by time I step out. I call it quits when the air doesn’t feel cold anymore.
Low speed drivers still won’t be worth my time. Again, I promise, I’m wearing pants, and I’ll use them.
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- Comment on Is there a way to listen to only the radio topics I actually care about? 3 weeks ago:
This is highly regional. I don’t get the down votes. And, asking about radio options, makes it sound like OP wants local info, so it’s probably a regional request. I don’t even get the same radio options at opposing ends of my commute.
- Comment on We'll be seeing an uptick in UFO sightings soon 3 weeks ago:
The NJ MAGAs were big mad that even their donny couldn’t tell them it was “suv-sized drones” all along. And man, the people that saw actual planes, real planes, plain planes, and called them holograms… I ate so much popcorn watching that fiasco unfold. So many grainy videos, so many spooked people livestreaming, so many hobby drones, so many cgi/Ai videos, and the orbs! So many orb videos from people who’ve never focused a camera at night, so many existing conspiriscists finding their place in the limelight. That was a riot.
- Comment on We'll be seeing an uptick in UFO sightings soon 3 weeks ago:
Aside from that one time the Goodyear blimp in NJ took a 5 month break in 2020 and then showed up to the first Giants game and then people filmed the UFO.
NJ also had a mass panic last year with “drones”. Absolutely a UFO rash by real definitions, not the UFO=alien version. Those people went outside at night and saw distant planes landing for the first time. There’s what, 4 major airports that put descent over the state? I’m sure there were some drones (something about [training for?] lost radioactive material) but it was definitely less than what was reported. Cell phone video was an awful option for aircraft at night but everywhere.
- Comment on Cooling stuff does not require any energy! 4 weeks ago:
I’d have to look for specific discussions, but I have some examples. The wiki page covers a lot. Spacewalk/moonwalk suits are white to reflect the sun’s heat (the orange suits are for takeoff/landing, a sin, terrestrial recovery). That shiny silver or gold foul appearance of classic space craft from the 60s/70s is for heat reflection. The JWST is on like 4 layers of wafers (they look like a sail) to isolate it from the sun’s heat. Quite visibly in depictions, the scrunched panels on the ISS are actually radiators.
There’s a misconception about space and heat. It didn’t originate, but I’m Sur eit was propogated by the 00s space movie that had an astronaut pop off their helmet and freeze. Mission to Mars? Red Planet? Space cowboys? Yes, you probably would freeze upon exposure to space, but not because it’s cold. The sudden drop in pressure would vaporized a tremendous amount of water from you. Jus like how sweat works, the evaporative cooling would drop your skin temperature greatly.
A side topic is that there’s narrow frequency range of radiation that is neither emitted by the sun nor reflected by the atmosphere. It’s in the near if rated range. There’s a NighthawkInLight video that develops a paint that resonates in this “window” to actually cool it below ambient air temperature. There’s always a control piece for science’s sake.
- Comment on Cooling stuff does not require any energy! 4 weeks ago:
Atoms are surprisingly bad at removing heat. Being hit with slower atoms and transferring that energy ((like newton’s cradle with mismatched swings opposing each other) transfers energy much, much faster than what happens naturally in the vacuum of space. Most spacecraft have more of issue with overheating than freezing. The rate at which radiation is emitted is very low when you get to sub-human temperatures. There’s also tons of heat sources around us in space, so the last few degrees are so, so hard to shed.
Keeping a fridge stocked increases the thermal capacity of the coldness. Air falls out quickly and is subject to rapid temperature change when the door is open. Keeping a bunch of solid/sealed masses in there will bank the lack of heat. You’ll likely lose more air and the falling not-so-cool air will impart heat into your 24 pack of beer, but you’ll have a bunch of distirbuted cold objects to re-cool the air once the door is closed instead of relying on air circulation alone. Instead of raising the air temp by, say, 5 degrees once settled, it’ll only go up maybe 2 degrees - much better for food storage. But the fridge will still have to re-cool those beers, too.
- Comment on Are Street Racers "bad people"? 5 weeks ago:
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- Comment on Are Street Racers "bad people"? 5 weeks ago:
That’s my point? My state checks normal cars for OBDII codes and nothing else. One neighboring state does full inspection and fails for rust holes. The other neighbor has no inspection. Saying a street “racer” (which I keep putting in quotes because I’m positive most commenters in this thread aren’t talking about racing) that won’t pass tech shouldn’t be “racing” is acting like the bar is any higher for the average car being driven by someone texting and driving.
- Comment on Are Street Racers "bad people"? 5 weeks ago:
In sea and air, sure. Not as street racers. Not since radios became standard issue for police and even less with much better tracking. Drugs are much more likely to be in a van or gray camry doing the speed limit than a loud exhaust, underglowing, speeding charger.
- Comment on Are Street Racers "bad people"? 5 weeks ago:
Yes, but the choice to ride naked will only kill themselves [and traumatize others] if they become a meat crayon. The gear doesn’t change what phtsically happens to others in accidents
- Comment on Are Street Racers "bad people"? 5 weeks ago:
Have you seen the average car on the road? There’s plenty of people driving cars in such disrepair they’re just as dangerous as street “racers” that won’t pass tech. I might prefer a speeder with an old drip over a dipshit that ignored the grinding noise and wore brake pads down to the backing plates
- Comment on Are Street Racers "bad people"? 5 weeks ago:
Weirdly puritanical view. Drug dealers aren’t running like moonshiners.
- Comment on Are Street Racers "bad people"? 5 weeks ago:
There is nothing cheap about track days unless you mean drag racing. And even still, you know most people’s cars won’t pass tech inspection.
- Comment on Are Street Racers "bad people"? 5 weeks ago:
There’s so little actual street racing that I’m not convinced OP is actually asking about racing. Speeding, weaving, running lights, playing in traffic, stunting motorcycles, sliding cars, donuts, burnouts, takeovers, launches, pulls, hits, runs, and digs can all be variably reckless events that the gen pop will call “racing”. Donuts/burnouts have plenty of crash videos where they damage property. Mustangs eat crowds, chargers smack stopped cars, infinitis hit other takeover kids.
- Comment on Are Street Racers "bad people"? 5 weeks ago:
Squids have always been gearless riders to me and my circle, not the name for reckless riders